Global Patent Index - EP 1467676 A4

EP 1467676 A4 20070627 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROOT CANAL OBTURATION

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ROOT CANAL OBTURATION

Title (de)

GERÄT UND VERFAHREN FÜR DIE WURZELKANALOBTURATION

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE D'OBTURATION D'UN CANAL RADICULAIRE

Publication

EP 1467676 A4 20070627 (EN)

Application

EP 02806173 A 20021217

Priority

  • US 0240421 W 20021217
  • US 3554401 A 20011228

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2003124482A1] The present invention is directed to root canal obturation in a tooth. In one embodiment, a plug is positioned in a root canal and bonded to the root canal by applying a light-curing adhesive to the canal and exposing the plug to a light source to bond the plug to the root canal. In another embodiment, a carrier is disclosed having an optically transmissive plug portion for insertion into the canal. In still another embodiment, the plug portion of the carrier includes an optical fiber to transmit light from a light source into the plug portion. In still yet another embodiment, a filler material is heated and injected into the root canal in a semi-liquid state and exposed to light to cure the adhesive.

IPC 1-7

A61C 13/30

IPC 8 full level

A61C 5/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61C 5/50 (2017.01 - EP US); A61C 5/55 (2017.01 - EP US); A61C 19/003 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2003124482 A1 20030703; US 7125254 B2 20061024; AU 2002357303 A1 20030724; CA 2474769 A1 20030717; EP 1467676 A1 20041020; EP 1467676 A4 20070627; US 2005227205 A1 20051013; US 2007031794 A1 20070208; WO 03057069 A1 20030717; WO 03057069 B1 20031002

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 3554401 A 20011228; AU 2002357303 A 20021217; CA 2474769 A 20021217; EP 02806173 A 20021217; US 0240421 W 20021217; US 10196905 A 20050408; US 39246206 A 20060328